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'Anna': Like the man himself, Anna Hazare's biopic means well

One could argue sternly against the cult of anointment that elevates figures in a biopic to a demi-god. We recently saw Dhoni being extolled to the point where all his (self-confessed) flaws were swept away in a tidal wave of encomium. "Anna" is even more eulogistic in tone. If at all the saintly man's weaknesses show up in the narrative, it is to underscore his ultimate moral supremacy.